Photo by Adam Fagen.

It is something of a complicated weekend on Metro. While service is normal on the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow lines, there are important changes on the other two lines to pay attention to.

The Vienna, Dunn Loring, and West Falls Church stations will all be closed (WMATA will be doing NTSB-recommended track circuit replacement, amid other work). And there won’t be Orange Line service at all—Silver Line trains will replace service at all Orange Line stations. With the Silver Line will running to New Carrollton for the weekend, only the Blue Line will serve the stations between Benning Road and Largo Town Center,

The system will also open two hours early on Sunday for the Army Ten-Miler and on Monday it will run on a Saturday schedule.

Red, Yellow, and Green Lines

Regular weekend service

Orange Line

Buses replace trains at Vienna, Dunn Loring & West Falls Church on Saturday and Sunday; All trains running between East Falls Church and New Carrollton will be labled as “Silver Line”

Trains will run between on the “Orange Line” route between East Falls Church and New Carrollton at regular weekend intervals; however all trains will be labeled as Silver Line in both directions. Use Silver Line trains instead of Orange Line. After East Falls Church, westbound trains will continue along the Silver Line to Wiehle-Reston East Station.

Stations Closed: Vienna, Dunn Loring and West Falls Church. Shuttle buses will run between Vienna and East Falls Church.

Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church on two routes.

• Local – between Vienna and East Falls Church making intermediate stops at Dunn Loring and West Falls Church. Please allow 12-15 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
• Express – between Vienna and East Falls Church with no intermediate stops. Please allow up to 25 minutes travel time.

Last Train Times: The last eastbound train of the night will depart East Falls Church at its regular time. On Friday and Saturday nights, the last eastbound train departs East Falls Church at 2:35 a.m. On Sunday, the last eastbound train will depart East Falls Church at 11:35 p.m.

Silver Line
Trains will operate between Wiehle-Reston East and New Carrollton

Trains will operate at regular intervals between Wiehle-Reston East and New Carrollton throughout the weekend. As a result, the following five stations will be served by Blue Line trains only: Largo Town Center, Morgan Boulevard, Addison Road, Capitol Heights and Benning Road.

If traveling to/from a station between Benning Road & Largo Town Center, use a Blue Line train.

Blue Line

Blue Line trains will operate at regular intervals throughout the weekend.

Additional Blue Line trains will operate on Sunday between Franconia-Springfield and Stadium-Armory from 6 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. and from 11:15 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. to accommodate participants in the Army Ten-Miler.

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Sunday

Metrorail will open two hours early, at 5:00 a.m., on Sunday, October 11, for the Army Ten-Miler.

While the closest Metrorail station to the start of the race is Pentagon Station on the Blue and Yellow lines, riders are encouraged to use Pentagon City instead. Pentagon Station tends to get very crowded on race day with riders traveling to the start line. Some trains may bypass Pentagon Station due to crowding conditions. (Pentagon City is a 0.7 mile walk to Pentagon.)

Monday

On Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Trains will operate at Saturday service intervals (every 6 to 12 minutes during daytime hours). Off-peak fares will be in effect all day and parking will be free at all Metrorail parking facilities.